afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went back to my hut and lived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I went back to my hut and lived.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
cause to be bored
From this reading I lived as others; I married, I bore children.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading These children have borne children; their children have borne children.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I lived, but I did not love.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I lived as others; I married, I bore children.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These children have borne children; their children have borne children.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
temporary military shelter
From this reading I went back to my hut and lived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I went back to my hut and lived.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I lived, but I did not love.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I lived as others; I married, I bore children.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
others
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From this reading I lived as others; I married, I bore children.
poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
senornounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːr/
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These children have borne children; their children have borne children.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These children have borne children; their children have borne children.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went back to my hut and lived.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went back to my hut and lived.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I did not die, senor, although I thought I would as I sat there long after he had gone, sat there through the biting of the midday sun till the poisoned breath of the night blew into my face.
